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  • "Kokyaku Wa Yameru No Ka!" This is the enthusiastic phrase that will deafen you as you exit Kyara after your meal... Now... I asked myself why the Wait-Staff would shout to high-heaven an utterance such as this... Didn't I leave an adequate tip? Did they notice some of the Chopsticks and / or Napkins missing? (Oops. My Bad!). Or, is it just a form of embarrassment? Translated to the English - "Customer is Leaving!". ... Just be prepared for it when you leave. What is the appropriate response? "Sayonara!"? ... as you walk to your car? On the menu... Chu-Hi ($4.80 x 2) Copper Ridge Chardonnay ($4.50) Orion Beer ($6.90) Mango Chu-Hi (**** $4.80) A Fruity, Mango, Chu-Hi Sake Cocktail. Too much of a Soft-Drink for my tastes... need to be reminded it's alcoholic please... Gyu Shabu Salad (***** $6.50) Thinly sliced, broiled Beef in a bowl-full of Spinach and other Greens in a creamy, white Sauce. Miso Soup ($2.00) Butabara Reisei ($4.50) Pork Belly in Ramen. Cheese Tempura with Fig Jam ($6.50) Hotate Capa ($6.50) Japanese Scallops. Hirama Oba Age ($7.00) Breaded deep fried. Shiso, and Havarti Cheese wrapped with Halibut Butabara (***** $2.20 x 2) Cold Pork Belly (cooked) on a Stick. Fantastic! Daughter-in-Law refused to touch it... Sunagimo (Chicken Gizzards) (**** 1/2 $1.90 x2) Gizzards on a Stick! Gizzards that are better than you'd get from a Whole Chicken that I'd get at the Super-Market! Japanese Sticky Rice (**** 1/2 $2.50) A little pricey... At the end of the meal, we found out re-fills are FREE! Wish Kyara would have told us this at the beginning of the meal!!! Only got one-refill... Koro Koro Steak (***** $9.50) A grilled & cubed Sansho Rib-Eye Steak with Japanese Peppers & Red Chili Peppers, and cooked in spicy Sesame Soy Sauce. Hokke Shio Yaki (** 1/2 $6.50) Grilled Atka Fish... over-grilled. Sorry Kyara... you just can't grill it this long without losing tenderness.... Chicken Garlic Ponzu ($5.80) Stir fried chicken with Garlic Ponzu. Aburi Gyu (** $4.50) Seared Mackerel. Over-Baked. Tenderness totally lacking. Niku Tofu ($5.50) Tofu with Beef Stew. Atmosphere (*** 1/2) Kyara characterizes itself as a Izakaya (ala Ichiza)... don't think so. When you walk in, the first thing you notice is the starkness of the establishment... brand new Stainless Steel behind the bar area; to the right are the semi-private dining areas separated by some thin strips of Pine with the most uncomfortable seats... er, stools, I've sat on - you have to sit with a stiff back constantly during your meal. There is Wood Bench Seating against the wall but it does not look at all comfortable - still you have to have a good, stiff back. Austere would describe this restaurant nicely... .A hint of the formality the Kyara tries to present is when you're seated at the dining tables... Black Chopsticks placed in front of you horizontally sitting on porcelain Chopstick Rests. Haven't seen this Japanes-y-like presentation in quite a while. My youngest noticed the Japanese group of four seated right next to us in the dining area... the group consisted of a young couple and two elderly gentlemen. My son told us afterwards that the young man during the whole time, seemingly, was re-inforcing his social authority to the subservient male waiter. I don't think that group would be able to do that at Ichiza... Our group, with my youngest son, daughter-in-law, and daughter decided to forego Dessert... as my son wanted to prepare a Black-Cherry Root Beer Float at home, which, BTW, turned out more than satisfying. In summary, Grilled Tapas turned out over-grilled more often than not, but overall... a very satisfying experience despite the stuffy atmosphere. To compare Kyara with Ichiza is really unfair, though... because each establishment is trying to attract different type of customers; but Ichiza fulfills the definition of what a Izakaya establishment is supposed to be...Informal and, most of all, Casual.
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